Front And Centre: Putting Public Service Leadership In Its Place

Citizens are showing increasing concern about public services and the certainty of future provision¹. Public sector productivity is now estimated at a lower level than in 2015². The traditional boundaries of public, private and third sector are increasingly irrelevant, with all now involved in public service delivery.  Today's public service leaders need much more support to lead services across boundaries in a dynamic and volatile context.

The Centre for Public Services Leadership  should make a significant contribution to enhancing this capability. The concept behind the Centre is that there is a need for step change in how we build a pipeline of leaders ready for principle executive responsibility. Specifically, a development focus that enables leaders to work effectively across complex systems to deliver outcomes in new ways and improve the quality of services.